Mobile Lowdown 8-26-11: Gowalla; Cheap Nokias; Skype; Microsoft

»Gowalla cuts down its features and takes a hard look at what people were actually using. Looks like Facebook isn’t the only company taking a step back from how it has run check-ins. (via Gowalla)

»Nokia releases yet more inexpensive phones: a new series of feature devices under $100. (via Nokia)

»Riot aftermath: The UK’s Home Office says its meeting with execs from social networks Facebook and Twitter, and RIM (NSDQ: RIMM) execs from BBM, was “constructive.” (via Home Office)

»Smartphones will account for more than half of all handset shipments by 2015, predicts iSuppli — the latest analysts to weigh in on the juggernaut of high-end phones. (via iSuppli)

»Skype opens its own app store in which it will showcase apps built on its API — a me-too service, or good news for those who have made the Internet calling service a cornerstone of how they communicate? (via Skype)

»Flipboard is planning to expand its mashup of digital content by incorporating TV and films. (via Rueters)